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Rufus Lanning Hardy 1812–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Oct 1812

Birth Location: Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 12 September 1878

Death Location: Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas

Father: Levi Hardy

Mother: Sally Hardy

Spouse(s): Hannah Tillotson

Children(s): William Hardy, Mary Rehfeld, John Hardy, Lucretia Hardy, Stephen Hardy, Marilla Hardy, Eliza Hardy

Rufus Lanning Hardy was born in 1812 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Levi Hardy And Sally Hardy. Rufus Lanning Hardy married Hannah B Tillotson, and had children including Eliza Hardy, John Quincy Hardy, Lucretia Hardy, Marilla Hardy, Mary Jane Rehfeld, Stephen Lanning Hardy, William Hardy. Rufus Lanning Hardy passed away in 1878 in Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas.

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Biography

  • Rufus Lanning Hardy was born in 1812 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Levi Hardy And Sally Hardy.
  • Rufus Lanning Hardy married Hannah B Tillotson, and had children including Eliza Hardy, John Quincy Hardy, Lucretia Hardy, Marilla Hardy, Mary Jane Rehfeld, Stephen Lanning Hardy, William Hardy.
  • Rufus Lanning Hardy passed away in 1878 in Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas.

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Rufus Hardy's Ancestors

Self
Rufus Hardy
1812–1878
Birth Place: Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Levi Hardy
1787–1860
Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Sally Hardy
1791–1860
Gilsum, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
Grandparents
Rufus Hardy
1759–1814
Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Lucy Livermore
1756–1810
Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Samuel (Asa) Borden
1740–1812
New Bedford, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Mary Selden
1740–1790
Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Borden
1704–1741
Mary Fox
1710–
Captain Selden
1717–1794
Rebecca Walkley
1717–1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bordon
1664–1709
Mary Tillotson
1650–1728
Isaac Fox
1685–1754
Mary Jones
1686–1730
Thomas Selden
1684–1754
Sarah
1692–1753
Richard Walkley
1678–1756
Agness
1687–

Rufus Hardy's Descendants

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Rufus (Lanning) Hardy (13 Oct 1812–12 September 1878) m. Hannah (B) Tillotson (31 Dec 1808–21 November 1875)
  1. 1. William Hardy 1849–1900
  2. 2. Mary (Jane) Rehfeld 1845–1940
  3. 3. John (Quincy) Hardy 1842–1918 m. Eliza (Jane) Hardy 1845–1906
    1. 1. Walter (E) Hardy 1873–
    2. 2. Luellen Hardy 1870–
    3. 3. Gertrude Hardy 1872–
    4. 4. Rose Hardy 1875–
    5. 5. Bertha Hardy 1878– m. Judson (P) Wylie 1875–
      1. 1. Faye Wylie 1919–
      2. 2. Hayden (J) Wylie 1923–
  4. 4. Lucretia Hardy 1840–
  5. 5. Stephen (Lanning) Hardy 1838–1906
  6. 6. Marilla Hardy 1835–1896 m. William Casterline 1832–1883
    1. 1. John (Wesley) Casterline 1870–1932
    2. 2. Mildred (Pauline) Wall 1875–1937
    3. 3. Hattie Casterline 1863–
  7. 7. Eliza Hardy 1834–1876

Rufus Hardy's Timeline

3 Records

1812
13 Oct 1812
Birth of Rufus Lanning Hardy in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
1878
12 September 1878
Age 66
Death of Rufus Lanning Hardy in Delmar, Tioga, Pennsylvania, United States
Delmar, Tioga, Pennsylvania, United States
1878
12 September 1878
Age 66
Death of Rufus Lanning Hardy in Delmar, Tioga, Pennsylvania, United States
Delmar, Tioga, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1812
    Event Place: Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 September 1878
    Event Place: Delmar, Tioga, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 September 1878
    Event Place: Delmar, Tioga, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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